In Thursday's non-league game, the visiting East Surry Cardinals baseball team scored a close 13-7 win over the Mount Airy Granite Bears.

The Cardinals (6-5) will now prepare for their game against Salisbury (Salisbury, NC). The Hornets go into the non-league game with a 1-9 record. In their last game, Salisbury was overwhelmed by Page (Greensboro, NC), 13-1, in a non-league game.

Next, the Granite Bears play the Starmount Rams (Boonville, NC) in a Northwest 1A game, on Friday, March 28. Mount Airy will attempt to improve on its 3-8 season record. The Rams go into the game with a 5-5 record after their 6-3 league win over Mount Airy (Mount Airy, NC).